Amakhosi Safari Lodge Nature & Wildlife

Game Lodge in Zululand, KwaZulu-Natal   

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Nature & Wildlife

GAME DRIVES 
Imagine close encounters with newborn cheetah cubs or being the prime witness to a daring lion fight.
At Amakhosi the guides are well qualified and extremely committed to the environment. The experiences and memories of a safari in an open Land Rover will be as diverse as they are many.

Game walks of a different kind
At certain times of the year, Amakhosi invites its guests to discover the fascinating world of amphibians. At night time, our qualified guides will take you deep into the bush and let you marvel at the spectrum of colours and the loud calling of mating frogs.

Why Frogging is Seasonal?

Frogs breed in temporary rain pans, where the eggs develop quicker and where there are fewer predators such as herons. As frogs are cold blooded, they need heat. So, they burrow deep down in the mud, waiting sometimes for up to 9 months before they come out. During their ‘hibernation' they slow their heartbeat down to 2-3 beats per minute, staying barely alive. And then, the rain comes and with it, the explosion of life and yummy insects. November- March is ‘show time'. This is when I take our more adventurous guests out on a nocturnal game walk to discover the fascinating world of amphibians.

BIRDING
A very powerful eagle, the Stephanoaetus coronatus, hunts mainly monkeys and small forest antelope. It kills by severing the vertebrae of its prey or will drive its very long dewclaw through the back of the monkey's skull. This Crowned Eagle prefers forest areas, but in the Amazulu Private Game Reserve it is also found in riverine forest. The reserve has three breeding pairs.